Sheffield Utd vs Preston

Sheffield Utd

0 - 1

Preston

🕒 Sat, 28 Apr 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bramall Lane 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Utd 10 · Preston 7

Referee Stats

James Linington

31 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	32%
Draws	32%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Sheffield Utd outshot their opponent (17-8).
Sheffield Utd controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Sheffield Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 20

Avg: 1.43 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.30 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.78

PPG

1.65

1.43

1.30

0.87

1.04

39%

O2.5

48%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sheffield Utd rank10th

Preston rank7th

Sheffield Utd points69

Preston points73

Sheffield Utd: #10 · 69 pts · GD +7

21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Preston: #7 · 73 pts · GD +11

17 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Utd last 5 home

L D W D D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-4

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 4%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Utd score at home74%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet at home35%

Preston score away74%

Preston clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Utd score first0%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sheffield Utd 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Sheffield Utd score at home1.43 vs 1.41

Sheffield Utd concede at home0.87 vs 1.14

Preston score away1.30 vs 1.14

Preston concede away1.04 vs 1.41

Sheffield Utd score 2% above league average, while Preston score 14% above league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Utd are 24% below league average at home, and Preston are 26% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

459

344

Passes Accurate

347

226

Passes %

76%

66%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	6
Draws	2
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (50.0%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Sheffield Utd vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 2 - 3 24 Oct 2025 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 1 - 0 09 Aug 2024 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2

2022-2023 Season

29 Apr 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 4 - 1 17 Sep 2022 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2

2021-2022 Season

18 Jan 2022 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 2 14 Sep 2021 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 2 - 2

2018-2019 Season

06 Apr 2019 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 22 Sep 2018 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 3 - 2

2017-2018 Season

28 Apr 2018 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 0 - 1 16 Dec 2017 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0